Pakistan, China join hands to augment wheat production, enhance food security

STORY: Pakistan, China join hands to augment wheat production, enhance food security DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAFIZ SALMAN, Pakistani student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OWAIS RASHEED, Head of the project and assistant professor at Quaid-i-Azam University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAHID MEHMOOD, Senior scientist of the NARC's wheat breeding program STORYLINE: China and Pakistan have recently established the Joint Wheat Molecular Breeding International Lab at Quaid-i-Azam University in the capital city of Islamabad. Funded by the Science and Technology Partnership Program of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, the lab is aimed at enhancing food security, human resource development and training of Pakistani students and scientists through knowledge and research sharing. Hafiz Salman, a 24-year-old Pakistani student, was keenly performing

Egypt enters mango harvest peak

STORY: Egypt enters mango harvest peak DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of mangoes STORYLINE: Egypt has entered the peak of mango harvest as the temperature rises in July and August. According to Egypt's Farmer Union, the mango season this year is better than the last one in terms of production quantities, as the season is not exposed to any external factors. The prices of mangoes range from 10 to 30 Egyptian pounds (about 0.5-1.5 U.S. dollars) per kilogram. The most well-known mango varieties are "Alfs," "Al-Owais," "Sukari" and "Butterfly." Mango gardens and farms in Egypt have exceeded 300,000 acres, with Ismailia alone taking up 120,000 acres of them. According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, mango exports this year reached 694 tons, from the beginning of the season to the peak harvest. The mango picking season in the country will last until the end of the year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting